Munnar

Today you will go on a sightseeing tour of Munnar starting with a visit to the Tea Museum. The museum houses curios, photographs and machinery; all of which have a story to tell on the origins and growth of tea plantations in Munnar. Later you will visit the Eravikulam National Park - located about 15 km from Munnar, the park is famous for its endangered inhabitant - the Nilgiri Tahr (a mountain goat unique to the area). Spread over an area of 97 sq. km., this park is also home to several species of rare butterflies, animals and birds.

A great place for trekking, the park offers a magnificent view of the tea plantations and rolling hills caressed by blankets of mists. The park becomes a very popular destination when the hill slopes here are covered in a carpet of blue due to the flowering of Neelakurinji plant endemic to this part of the Western Ghats, once every twelve years. You will then visit Mattuppetty known for its storage masonry dam and a beautiful lake where you could go on pleasurable boat rides, enjoying the surrounding hills and landscape. Spend the rest of your stay in Munnar walking through the enchanting tea estates enjoying the tranquillity of your surroundings.

Overnight at the Hotel /Resort.

Munnar – Thekkady (110km / 3hr)

Morning check out and drive to Thekkady, one of the finest wildlife reserves in India. Spread across the entire Periyar district is picturesque plantations and hill towns that hold great opportunities for treks and mountain walks. One of the 27 tiger reserves in India, the Periyar valley in Thekkady is the oldest.

On arrival check into your hotel /resort. Spend the rest of the day at leisure or go on a spice plantation tour where you will be enticed by not only the aroma of spices like cinnamon, cardamom, pepper and nutmeg but will also get to know how they are grown, harvested and processed before they reach the supermarkets. In the evening you could go for a boat ride on the Periyar River, where you will have the opportunity to sight elephants and other animals along the banks.

Overnight at the Hotel /Resort.

Thekkady – Alleppey (180 km / 4hr)

Morning after breakfast drive to Alleppey to embark on your private houseboat cruise. Present day houseboats, huge, slow moving exotic barges used for leisure trips are in fact reworked version of the traditional ‘Kettuvallams’ that were used to carry rice and spices before the advent of alternative forms of transportation. The houseboats contain all the creature comforts of a good hotel including furnished bedrooms, modern toilets, cozy living rooms, a kitchen and even a balcony for angling. Parts of the curved roof of wood or plaited palm open out to provide shade and allow uninterrupted views.

Meals would be cooked onboard and supplemented with freshly cooked fish from the backwaters. On this cruise you will enjoy vignettes of the ethnic life of rural Kerala beside the backwaters. You will encounter locals travelling in canoes and vegetable sellers, fishermen and other traders bringing house hold goods in small wooden boats. En route your captain will anchor the boat at nearby villages, paddy fields, temples and other places.

Overnight on the House Boat.

Alleppey – Poovar (190 km / 5hr)

In the morning you will disembark at Alleppey Jetty and drive to Poovar, a small coastal fishing island at the southern tip of Kerala. Poovar is embraced by a beautiful beach on one side and the backwaters on the other. During high tides, an estuary links it to the sea. On arrival check into your hotel. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight at the Hotel / Resort.

Poovar

Spend the day at leisure on the beach or you could avail the option to have an Ayurvedic massage in your hotel.

Overnight at the Hotel / Resort.

Poovar – Trivandrum (40km / 1hr)

You will be transferred to Trivandrum Airport to board a flight to your onward destination.